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The Cuvok of Cameroon

The Cuvok of Cameroon, numbering approximately 16,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Central Chadic people centered around Tchouvok near Zamay in Mokolo commune, Cameroon's Far North Region, whose society has traditionally given blacksmiths important physical and spiritual roles. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Cuvok is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Cuvok

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Cuvok (cuv)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 16,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012569
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

40%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Cuvok
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Cuvok Speakers

Media Resources in Cuvok:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Cuvok:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Cuvok are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Cuvok:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Cuvok of Cameroon

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
readLamentations 3:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through trials, they will be satisfied with the Lord as their portion and will place all their hope in Him.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures the discernment they need to recognize the spiritual battle they are fighting. Pray God will protect their faith as they abide in Him.

Cuvok Across Countries (ROP3 - 102338) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
CuvokPG012569CuvokCameroon16,500No Longer UnreachedCuvokFolk Islam

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